One of the principal reasons I haven't invested much time in trying to
use Lightroom is the library. I don't need it and don't want it. But I
don't know if Lightroom can be used without it.
Chuck Norcutt
On 1/18/2012 9:23 AM, Piers Hemy wrote:
> Your message is carefully phrased, as always, Joel, such that I can give my
> impressions without claiming any expertise.
>
> Corel Aftershot pro is clearly aimed at adding non-destructive raw editing
> features with digital asset management to the Paint Shop Pro product. I
> assume the intent is to make Corel's products capable of competing with
> Adobe's Lightroom as well as Photoshop, with the additional benefit of Linux
> support. Corel describe Aftershot pro as Photo management software,
> offering complete raw workflow, flexible photo management, with advanced
> non-destructive editing. I would add that the flexibility of the photo
> management means that you are not tied to Adobe's catalogs and/or libraries
> (not that it represents much of a tie anyway) because Aftershot pro seems
> happy enough to work with the OS native file system if you prefer that.
>
> Sagelight raw editing appears very similar to Adobe Camera Raw and
> Lightroom, although with a rather different set of editing tools (better,
> they use different terminology to indicate the character of the changes to
> be made, and arrive at the same results as with Lightroom), and there are
> some convincing demos on the website. It seems to be without the
> Elements/Lightroom library database. Some would see that as a major
> advantage! Thus my impression is that the developers are seeking to
> emphasize the attractiveness and ease of the editing system for
> photographers who simply want to make the visual most of their images.
> Sagelight will soon split into Standard and Pro editions, the offer price is
> for the Pro edition, which perhaps suggests that the bargain pricing is to
> draw in users for subsequent upgrade pricing (and maybe even a copy of the
> Adobe business model!).
>
> But, as specified, impressions only, as I do not have any extensive
> knowledge of either piece of software.
>
> Piers
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Joel Wilcox [mailto:jfwilcox@xxxxxxxxxxx]
> Sent: 17 January 2012 23:20
> To: Olympus Camera Discussion
> Subject: Re: [OM] Sagelight editor
>
> Piers,
> Could you further describe your impressions of the aims of both Corel and
> Sagelight?
>
> Joel W.
>
> On Tue, Jan 17, 2012, at 10:53 PM, piers@xxxxxxxx wrote:
>
>>>>
>>>> In looking for references to it, I also found Corel's new Aftershot
>>>> pro (which follows Corel's acquisition of Bibble Labs). This seems
>>>> to have very similar aims as Sagelight -
>
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